Health Canada explores authorizing CBD for Natural Health Products (NHPs)
Canada
Mar 11, 2025
Health Canada explores authorizing CBD for Natural Health Products (NHPs)
Health Canada is exploring a regulatory pathway for the authorization of over-the-counter health products containing cannabidiol (CBD). Health Canada explained how it would explore a possible way to make certain CBD health products accessible to Canadians without a prescription. It is also looking at ways to regulate CBD health products as over-the-counter veterinary medicines for animals. The ultimate goal is for both humans and animals to receive effective, safe, and scientifically supported CBD products to treat minor health problems. Health Canada is gathering input from industry stakeholders for potential use in the development of over-the-counter CBD products.
For human use, there are looking at amending the existing regulatory framework for natural health products (NHPs) to include CBD as a medicinal ingredient. The pathway would include additional premarket measures to support product quality and provide cohesion between the Food and Drugs Act and the Cannabis Act, given that CBD is a component of the cannabis plant.
Developing a regulatory pathway for health products containing CBD that would not require a prescription would:
- Regulate health products containing cannabidiol consistently with other health products that do not require a prescription;
- Provide consumers with access to high quality products that are authorized by Health Canada for sale without a prescription; and
- Continue to respect Health Canada's international treaty obligations including exportation and importation.
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